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Francis "King" Clancy, former defenceman with Ottawa and Toronto, had to undergo surgery to
remove his gall bladder. Unfortunately, infection from the gall bladder seeped into his
body during surgery, causing him to go into septic shock. He died November 10th, 1986.

The Oilers and Flyers would meet again in the finals for the second time in three years. This time, Edmonton was the regular season champion with 50 wins and 106 points, and Philadelphia was second with 46 wins and 100 points.

Unlike the 1985 final, this series would go the distance. Edmonton took the first two games at home, then split in Philadelphia. However, the Flyers won the next two games, one in Edmonton and one back in Philadelphia by one goal, to force a deciding seventh game. Edmonton won Game 7 to earn its third Stanley Cup in four seasons.